The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-06-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
JUNE 10, 1887.

Va
JUNE 10, 1887.
For the last two weeks this beau
tiful city has had the unusual visi-
tation of a heavy rain, almost daily
IAN experience that is becoming
monotonous, not to say annoying.
In political circles, especially
among Democrats, the questions
most discussed are the tariff, the
surplus in the National Treasury,
and the probable extra session Of
Congress in October next, to Con
slider these momentous issues of
such grave import both to the well
fare of the country and the success
of the Democracy. Mr.. Randall
and the protection Democrats gen.
orally, oppose an extra session,
and it is thoughtthe President rath-
er inclines to the same opinion,
while Mr.. Carlisle and his adher-
ents are understood to favor an ex-
ira session. But while there is
great diversity of sentiment upon
these subjects, all agree upon one
proposition-that something must
he done by Congress to relieve the
people of the United States from
evils resulting from our present
system of internal taxation anda
faulty fiscal policy inherited from
the Republicans, both of which APP
pear to combine to produce indus
trial depression and increase Of the
surplus.
Public Printer Benedict is still
wedding out a large number Of his
employees, and it would seem dis
missal from the public service is
the order of the day, as ten clerks
in the Office of the Second Control
Ter of the Treasury have been noti-
fed that their official services will
not be required after june 1, and
about the same number will be
dropped off the Patent Office rolls
about the same time there are no
charges against these unfortunates
they will be simply legislated
out of Office. And so, between the
fear of dismissal and the new night
mare of civil service reform for the
SINS" as well as the "outs," many
of the poor clerks are broken of
their rest and have a pale, haggard,
hunted look.
So successful was the late Ma
tional Drill from a military stand
point-wholly the result of indi-
vidual effort-that General Sheri-
dan, as commander of the United
States Army, will, in his annual
report to the Secretary of War, re-
commend that Congress make pro-
vision for an annual drill and en-
campment, to be held under the
auspices of the Army in Washing
ton, in order that the irrepressible
American military spirit may be
gratified and disciplined.
The flags on all the public build
ings in the National Capital were
placed at half mast, by order of the
President, on the day of the fune-
raj of VIM. A. Wheeler, the man
who, by the favor Of fraud, filled
the first term of Vice-P President
Thomas A. Hendricks. Mr.. Vince
Ter, after retiring from Office, lapsed
into such utter %obscurity, becom-
ling, too, both a physical and a men.
tai wreck in recent years, that be
had been almost forgotten by the
public. / willdo the deadman the
Justice to say that he was far bette,
than his accomplice, r. B. Hayes,
who, as q common chicken farmer,
survives to bear the shame of the
greatest outrage on liberty of the
century.
1t is whispered from the White
House that an event of a most in
teresting nature-one that will be
memorable in history and in the
home-life of the President and bis
youthful wife, is likely to occur in
that grand mansion in the melan-
choly days of November.
John Sherman has formed q
combination with Levi p. Morton,
the millionaire statesman f?) OF
New York, by which it is proposed
to wrest the Empire State from
Blaine's support and make the Re-
publican ticket Sherman and Nor
ton. The latter's chief motive in
the dealt is to revenge himself upon
the Blaineacs for defeating him for
United States Senator last winter.
The strife in New York between the
Blaine and Sherman forces is wax
ing SO warm that it may ultimately
revive all the latent bitterness of
the quarrel of the Stalwart and
Half-Breed factions, which led to
the resignation of Conkling and
Me Too Plat, the disruption of the
Republican party of hat State, and
the assassination of Garfield.
One morning Mr.. Oliver, Justice
of the Peace for the District of Co.
lumbia, somewhat like Lord Byron,
awoke to find himself famous
This doughty Squire had been no.
tilted of his removal from the office
he holds, by the President, but
Squire Oliver denies the Execu-
tive's right to remove him, holding
that such power is vested only in
the Court in General Term, and
refusing to bulge an inch, he APP
peals to that tribunal for protection.
Juno.
Tho .Iudrosh;u